The request to revise the M.A. in Gerontology and GRNT 6999

Date: April 29, 2016
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: April 12, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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The Gerontology Program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate coursework. Students have a choice of completing a thesis or an applied project. Students completing a thesis complete 21 hours of core courses, 6 hours of thesis, and 9 hours of electives. Students completing an applied project complete 21 hours of core courses, 3 hours of applied projects, and 12 hours of electives.

Note: Originally some students took two 3-credit thesis courses, which is why the catalogue stated 3 or 6 hours. It is “cleaner” if all students register for one 6-hour thesis as they can continue to work on it for more than one semester by using the IP (in progress) option.

GRNT 6999 – Master of Arts Thesis

Credit Hours: (3 or 6)